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Overview

Penelope Schofield is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, contributing extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology. Their research output includes 128 publications within medicine, with 43 specifically addressing oncology. Additional subfields of study include general health professions, sociology and political science, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

The key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Tumors and Oncological Cases
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Recent representative papers by Penelope Schofield include:

  • "Translation and back-translation methodology in health research - a critique," 2020, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
  • "Patient-Centered Care: Transforming the Health Care System in Vietnam With Support of Digital Health Technology," 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Effectiveness of online communication skills training for cancer and palliative care health professionals: A systematic review," 2021, Psycho-Oncology
  • "Posttraumatic growth as a buffer and a vulnerability for psychological distress in mothers who are breast cancer survivors," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Training oncology physicians to advise their patients on complementary and integrative medicine: An implementation study for a manual-guided consultation," 2020, Cancer

The venues where Penelope Schofield frequently publishes highlight their focus and collaborative networks. These include:

  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • BMJ Open
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Collaborations form a notable aspect of their academic activity, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Ilona Juraskova
  • Linda Mileshkin
  • Nilmini Wickramasinghe
  • Thu Ha Dang
  • Richard W. Tothill

Best Publications

  • Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy versus standard radiotherapy in stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer (TROG 09.02 CHISEL): a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial

    David Ball;David Ball;G Tao Mai;Shalini Vinod;Scott Babington

  • Psychological responses of patients receiving a diagnosis of cancer

    P. E. Schofield;P. N. Butow;J. F. Thompson;M. H. N. Tattersall

  • How to recognize and manage psychological distress in cancer patients.

    Holly Ryan;P. Schofield;Jill Cockburn;P. Butow

  • Mapping the quality of life and unmet needs of urban women with metastatic breast cancer

    S Aranda;P Schofield;L Weih;P Yates

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

    Nico van Zandwijk;Christopher Clarke;Douglas Henderson;A William Musk

  • Translation and back-translation methodology in health research - a critique.

    Uldis Ozolins;Sandra Hale;Xiang Cheng;Amelia Hyatt

  • Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Managing Common Chemotherapy Adverse Effects: A Systematic Review

    Kerryann Lotfi-Jam;Mariko Carey;Michael Jefford;Penelope Schofield

  • Survivorship issues following treatment completion--results from focus groups with Australian cancer survivors and health professionals.

    Michael Jefford;Michael Jefford;Emily Karahalios;Annabel Pollard;Carl Baravelli

  • Desire for hastened death in patients with advanced disease and the evidence base of clinical guidelines: a systematic review

    Peter L Hudson;Linda Kristjanson;Michael Ashby;Brian Kelly

  • 'Would you like to talk about your future treatment options'? Discussing the transition from curative cancer treatment to palliative care.

    Penelope Schofield;Mariko Carey;Anthony Love;Caroline Nehill

  • Effectively discussing complementary and alternative medicine in a conventional oncology setting: communication recommendations for clinicians.

    Penelope Schofield;Justine Diggens;Catherine Charleson;Rita Marigliani

  • Increasing oncologists' skills in eliciting and responding to emotional cues: evaluation of a communication skills training program

    Phyllis Butow;Jill Cockburn;Afaf Girgis;Deborah Bowman

  • The relationship between unmet needs and distress amongst young people with cancer

    Gavin J Dyson;Kate Thompson;Susan Palmer;David M Thomas

  • Hearing the bad news of a cancer diagnosis: The Australian melanoma patient's perspective

    P. E. Schofield;L. J. Beeney;J. F. Thompson;P. N. Butow

  • Importance of health literacy in oncology.

    Kelvin Koay;Penelope Schofield;Penelope Schofield;Michael Jefford;Michael Jefford

  • Experiences and unmet needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people with cancer care: A systematic review and meta‐synthesis

    Karolina Lisy;Micah D J Peters;Penelope Schofield;Penelope Schofield;Penelope Schofield;Michael Jefford;Michael Jefford

  • The views of bowel cancer survivors and health care professionals regarding survivorship care plans and post treatment follow up

    Carl Baravelli;Meinir Krishnasamy;Carmel Pezaro;Penelope Schofield;Penelope Schofield

  • Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led posttreatment support package for bowel cancer survivors.

    Michael Jefford;Kerryann Lotfi-Jam;Carl Baravelli;Suzi M Grogan

  • Responding to desire to die statements from patients with advanced disease: recommendations for health professionals.

    Peter L Hudson;Penelope Schofield;Penelope Schofield;Brian Kelly;Rosalie Hudson

  • A bridge between cultures: interpreters’ perspectives of consultations with migrant oncology patients

    Phyllis N Butow;Elizabeth A Lobb;Michael Jefford;David Goldstein

  • Barriers to the provision of evidence-based psychosocial care in oncology.

    Penelope Schofield;Mariko Carey;Billie Bonevski;Rob Sanson-Fisher

  • Predicting attempts and sustained cessation of smoking after the introduction of workplace smoking bans.

    Ron Borland;Neville Owen;David Hill;Penelope Schofield

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Jane Turner
Jane Turner University of Queensland
Afaf Girgis
Afaf Girgis University of New South Wales
Suzanne K. Chambers
Suzanne K. Chambers University of Technology Sydney
Thomas F. Hack
Thomas F. Hack University of Manitoba
Claire E. Wakefield
Claire E. Wakefield University of New South Wales
Yoshihisa Kashima
Yoshihisa Kashima University of Melbourne
Katherine M. White
Katherine M. White Queensland University of Technology
Paul Dudgeon
Paul Dudgeon University of Melbourne
Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales

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